Living Together - Brooks School: Coeducational Private School in North Andover, MA

Firepit hangs, laughter-filled dorm meetings (with pizza!) and chats at check-in.

Our warm and always-supportive residential program gives life at Brooks a true family feel.

The school has 10 dormitories, five each for female-identifying and male-identifying students.

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Every year, students have the opportunity to live in a different dorm, if they choose.

Each house offers a mix of single and double rooms.

Living with your friends is the most fun experience ever. It's like having a sleepover on a school night … but you get to do it every day, so it's so awesome! You form connections with friends that are different than you would have in just a regular school day.”

Boarding by the Numbers

240

boarding students
live on campus

A full 70 percent of students live at Brooks, some from neighboring communities, others from across the globe.

56

faculty members
live on campus

Dorm parents regularly serve up home-cooked meals, play games and hang out with the boarders in their dorm.

13

countries represented
by boarding students

Members of Brooks' current school community hail from Africa, Asia, Europe and other regions.

10

dormitories
on campus

From decorating their rooms to studying with friends, students feel comfortable, safe and happy living at Brooks.

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Surrounded By Support

At least two faculty members live in each residence, and dorm prefects are appointed to work with the younger students and help them feel welcome as they adjust to living away from home.

Dorm parents play a special role in the lives of Brooks boarders, serving as a touchstone and mentor — while also teaching in the classroom and coaching after school. Dorm parents often make homemade treats from Buffalo wings to s'mores for the boarders living with them.

Space to Study

The dorms are also a place to hunker down and focus on learning outside of class. On weeknights and Sunday evenings, dorms are quiet for study hours between 8 and 10 p.m.

Third-formers (in grade 9) have assigned study hall in the Science Forum.

Most older students study in the dorm and sixth-formers (in grade 12) are free to study outside of the dorm.

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Friendships Form

Boarding students quickly bond with their classmates in the dorm. Before evening check-in, for example, dorm parents and dormmates often hang out in the common room, relaxing together and talking about their day or enjoying a snack.

"As a freshman, I was kind of scared of living with strangers, but I feel like I have a family in my dorm now," said Kiku Grant '29. "Everyone's super-welcoming and I love my dorm parents."

Community to Enjoy

One of the highlights of our annual Field Day is the competitions between teams of dorms and day students, too.

Throughout the year, Brooks’ student affairs team also organizes silly contests, from scavenger hunts to showing off the most school spirit, as part of our “House Cup,” uniting dormmates in school-wide challenges.

Win or lose, students all have a blast in the process!